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How To Recover Rgb Animator  I2c Address

How To Recover Rgb Animator I2c Address

Hi, I connected two RGB eyes to an EZ-B v4 using the RGB Animator robot skill, and initially, everything was fine. I could animate the LEDs,...
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What Is A Web Hook?

What Is A Web Hook?

@Athena, What ARC skills utilize webhooks? I'm currently using the IFTTT Robot Skill and am curious about which other robot skills also support webhooks. Thanks!
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Recognize 2 Different Faces

Hi, I can track a face using camera tracking. Is it possible to differentiate between two different faces? Can we trick the face tracking system with object tracking, or do we need to use the Cognitive Face skill for this purpose?
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Connecting A Circuitboard To An Ezbv4

Is it possible to connect this board with an EZ-B v4 or IoTiny, using it as an access point for connecting servos? Here is the link to the board I am referring to: Servo V2 Bricklet
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How To Make  A Camera Chases A Ball

How To Make A Camera Chases A Ball

I am using a servo and movement tracking with the Roli Rover to chase a ball. It works quite well, but if the ball moves outside the camera's view...
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Movong A Rotation Servo Real Slow

How can I make a continuous rotation servo turn very slowly? The servo is an original from EZ-Robot.
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Aimec:Ez1 Robot

Aimec:Ez1 Robot

Hi All Introducing the AIMEC:EZ1 We are in discussions with DJ to produce a special version of our AIMEC (Artificially Intelligent Mechanical Electronic Companion) robot for the EZ-B, this...
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Old EZ Builder Project Needing To Be Migrated To ARC. Can This Still Be Done?

I have an old friend who is still running his robot using an outdated version of EZ-Builder on a Windows 7 laptop. He wants to update everything and is in the process of acquiring a mini computer that will run Windows 11, which he plans to mount on the robot. He intends to connect a couple of EZ-B v4 controllers directly to the single-board...
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Copying Whole Script Collections

Hello Synthiam Support, Is there a way to copy all of the scripts in a Script Collection skill or another skill and paste them into a different project? How would you go about doing this? I'm looking for a method to efficiently transfer scripts between projects within Synthiam ARC. Any guidance on this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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Blockly Comments

Blockly Comments

Whenever you do an update could you please have the comments and the program itself stay exactly where you leave them when you save the program.
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Whats The Preffered SERVO HAT For The Raspberry Pi

I'm going to build a wheeled robot and need a servo HAT.   I wnat make sure it’s compatible with ARC the Raspberry Pi 5.    Is there a spot where I can verify that it has support for the ARC Synthium robotic software ?
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How To Control Tank Tracks Without Skid Turns?

How to Control Tank Tracks Without Skid Turns? I am planning to use an Arduino Uno with EZB firmware and two H-bridge controllers, one for each of the right and left track motors, with PWM speed control. The way I want this to work is with a single joystick control: - For a right turn: the left track moves forward, and the right track moves...